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by winston_smith 1989 days ago
And you too can go live in the bush and do all those things until you get a toothache, parasites and lose a few kids to infant mortality.
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Depending upon where one is in the world, even in large wilderness areas, the volume of game has decreased significantly from the pre-agricultural era. Still wouldn't trade a more-abundant bush with modernity, but it is interesting to consider the relative conditions that would make it easier historically.
It's true, hunter gatherer societies have a way of getting out competed.